Terry Kent

This week’s Houston news relating to the real estate industry … Powered by WPeMatico

People who are looking to make a significant life change by purchasing a home will seek the advice of friends and family. If someone is referred to you, he or she will already trust in you because his or her friend or family member did. So how do you make sure past clients are referring …

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Apartment List recently conducted a survey of more than 30,000 renters across the United States, asking questions about their plans for homeownership, affordability, and savings for a down payment. Our research indicates that the vast majority of millennial renters (79 percent) want to purchase a home, but that affordability is the biggest obstacle that they …

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Thanks to consistent, authentic Instagram posts and one key video, Sarah Johnston has built her Instagram following to over 6,000 in just 10 months. And she’s having her best sales year in spite of a major down market in Calgary. In our latest episode, Johnston shares her story, the types of content she posts, the …

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It’s been industry practice, although one not always adhered to, for buyer agents to provide feedback on a listing after touring it with an interested buyer. Smart home monitoring devices may creep into ethics violations if used to secretly glean knowledge. If we’re always compromising privacy for information, where does that leave us … Powered …

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Here were the most popular stories on Inman this past week … Powered by WPeMatico

Here’s what happened this week in the real estate market … Powered by WPeMatico

Long-term Treasury and mortgage rates are declining again. Not far, still hovering about 0.25 percent above the all-time lows, but certainly helpful to housing. Some of the reasons for the drop are traditional economics, but others remind how very strange this era is. The Federal Reserve met this week, and to no one’s surprise, it …

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If you have ironed out your bugs and confusion in the seven months since the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule took effect, don’t get too comfortable. More changes to the biggest mortgage transaction overhaul we’ve had in four decades are on the way. In a letter issued to several banking …

TRID, take 2? Read More »

Elza Hayen, director of marketing at ERA Wilder Realty, shares how a sense of humor can help you be successful, the connections you make in real estate and the most critical tool for her business … Powered by WPeMatico